Brown gets rave reviews from colleagues (updated)

Update, 1 a.m.: While I’m not comfortable to the point of providing identification, I’m about 98 percent certain that one of the candidates UTSA head coach Larry Coker has contacted to fill the opening on his staff is currently coaching in state at the high school level.

If so, that would seemingly guarantee he’s looking at sliding tight ends coach Kevin Brown over to replace departed offensive coordinator Travis Bush. Promote Brown, then insert said H.S. coach (who has strong local ties) in at tight ends: Makes sense not only systematically but economically as well.

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Still no tangible clues about who UTSA head coach Larry Coker might be looking at to replace Travis Bush as his new offensive coordinator.

But I felt like passing this little tidbit on — despite an apparent dearth of in-house candidates, I’m wondering if tight ends coach Kevin Brown might at least get a look after getting rave reviews from two colleagues, one on each side of the ball.

I’ve only ever had one interview with Brown, a former receiver at TCU who spent four seasons with Bush at Texas State before following him to San Antonio. Plus, he coaches a relatively anonymous position, so I haven’t had much chance to see what he can do and form my own opinion.

So I was a little taken aback by the strong endorsements the two gave him for his knowledge, preparation and overall professionalism. One, when I wondered if Brown is ready to take such a major step up in responsibility, expressed no doubt that he is. The other went so far as to say he thought Brown would be an upgrade over Bush, which is pretty strong praise indeed.

Again, no idea if he’s even being considered. But you’d have to think the opportunity to maintain continuity would be a major attraction. Plus, he’d definitely be coming at the right price, which will limit Coker’s options.